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Poem Commemorating an Imperially Bestowed Feast

Dong Qichang

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A long, rectangular piece of paper with a beige background and a slightly darker beige rectangle in the center. The rectangle features two columns of Chinese calligraphy written in black ink, with 32 lines of text on the right and 6 lines on the left. Small red seals are stamped in the bottom-left and top-right corners of the beige rectangle. The paper has a thick beige border around it and is set against a black background.

Artwork Details

Date
dated 1632
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
290 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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